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Mental Health Care Support Worker - IMHT Community Team

Mental Health Care Support Worker - IMHT Community Team

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation TrustLichfield
30+ days ago
Salary
£22,816.00–£24,336.00 yearly
Job description

Job summary

Band 3 - Community Mental Health Support Worker - IMHT Lichfield & Burntwood

12 month fixed term contract

Are you a Community Mental Health Support Worker looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help you develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be? If so, you're in luck.

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has an opportunity to join our Integrated Mental Health Team based in Lichfield & Burntwood. The Integrated Mental Health teams work as part of a 'neighbourhood' offering place-based provision of mental health services in partnership with other local organisations.

MPFT are an award-winning team and when you come to work with us, we will help you reach your full potential. Not only that, but we will also actively seek opportunities to share the great things you are doing, with others locally, regionally, and nationally.

Your career with us will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society. It's a career that you can take pride in and enjoy, and together we can make life better for our communities.

Main duties of the job

  • You will be responsible for the provision of planned recovery focused care working with a defined caseload.
  • Working collaboratively with other Trust services to provide seamless care for service users in the Integrated Mental Health Teams
  • Responsible for working in partnership with agencies external to the Trust supporting service-users access to services in the independent and non-statutory sector.
  • Deliver agreed therapeutic interventions, in accordance with the care plan, to assist the service user to achieve their recovery goals including; improving activities of daily living, social inclusion, meaningful occupation, accessing employment, mental health promotion and physical health promotion.
  • Undertake physical health assessments including; weight, height, blood pressure, ECG & phlebotomy.
  • Responsible for contributing towards planning and undertaking delivery of planned therapeutic activities with an identified group of service users as an element of the care programme approach.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by :

Supporting your career development and progression.

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.

Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources

If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.

Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate

Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates

Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k

Free car parking at all trust sites

Free flu vaccination every year

Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Check out the videos below showcasing why you should join MPFT and grow your career :

Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube

Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube

What is it like to be a Healthcare Support Worker within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube

The successful candidate will, under the direction of the senior health and social care staff in the team and / or the shift coordinator; deliver interventions with an allocated group of service users with mental health needs. The interventions will be focussed on assisting the person to identify and achieve their agreed goals of recovery. These will include interventions related to; meaningful occupation, accessing employment, assessing and promoting physical health, social inclusion, activities of daily living and mental health promotion. The post holder will also be involved in supporting the service user to complete appropriate outcome measure tools and participate in reviews of the service users care and effectiveness of the interventions provided.

Things that you will have :

  • Advanced Apprenticeship in (Mental) Health and Social Care or NVQ Level 3 in (Mental) Health and Social Care with demonstrable evidence of numeracy and literacy skills (equivalent GCSEs or functional skills)
  • Experience of working with people with Mental Health Needs non-Dementia related
  • Strong team-working skills
  • A high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach
  • A positive attitude and be naturally caring and compassionate
  • A commitment to high-quality care and values and evidence-based practice
  • Excellent teamwork skills, and professionalism

    • Please note you will need to travel to service users houses, different MPFT bases and so you will need access to the appropriate form of travel.

    We reserve the right to close the vacancy early depending on the volume of applications we receive.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Advanced Apprenticeship in (Mental) health and Social Care Or NVQ 3 in (Mental) Health and Social Care with demonstrable evidence of numeracy and literacy skills (equivalent GCSE's or Functional Skills) Or equivalent Health social care qualification at least equivalent to the above that equips the person with the necessary knowledge, skill and competence as outlined in JD

    • Desirable

  • Phlebotomy Qualification

    • Experience

    Essential

  • Experience of working with people with Mental Health Needs non-Dementia related

    • Desirable

  • Experience of working with people with Mental Health Needs as a member of a multi- disciplinary community team
  • Experience of co-facilitating group based interventions

    • Skills & Knowledge

    Essential

  • Knowledge and awareness of issues relating to mental health, access to mental health services, and mental health promotion.
  • Skills in literacy, written, verbal and an ability to effectively use electronic information and computer technology.
  • Skills in managing situations of high expressed emotions, and an ability to manage one's own emotion state.
  • Ability to work independently, being self- motivated and to be able to prioritise and effectively manage a range of competing needs and pressures.

    • Desirable

  • Skill in undertaking physical health assessment including the measurement and recording of; weight, height, blood pressure, ECG, smoking, diet and drug and alcohol use.